Land-roller and clod-crusher.



L. R. LEE. LAND ROLLER AND CLOD CRUSHER. APPLICATION HLED NOV 2, 1915.

1,196,464. Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

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Wflhemeo I v STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEE 3. LEE, or ZALMA, MISSOURI.

LAND-ROLLER AND CLOD-CRUSHER.

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Application filed November 2, 1915. Serial No. 59,181.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEE R. LEE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Zalma, in thecounty of Bollinger, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Land-Rollers and Clod- Crushers; and I do hereby declare the fol-' lowing to be a full, clear, andexaet description of the invention, such as'will enable others skilled in the art to which it 'appertains to make and use ,the'same This invention relates to land rollers and clod crushers. g

The object of the invention is to provide a device ofthe class described which will be simple in construction, efiieient in operation and whichfcan be manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

With theabove and other objects in view the invention consists in the/details of construetion and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out v in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail ref- 4 erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of refereneedenote corresponding parts in the sever'al views, and in Wh1ch and Fig. 3, a section on the line 3-3 of Figure l-is a view-in elevation of the invention; Fig. 2, a vertical section of same,

Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings the inventionis shown as comprising a frame 10 upon which is mounted an axle 11. Rotatable on the axle 11 are drums 12 and 13. These drums are similar 'and are constructed of relatively thin material of light weight and have" their outer ends provided with an opening 14 adapted to be closed by a hinged door 15. Mounted within each drum 12 and 18 is a series of endless Specification of Letters Patent, Patented- A g, 29, 1916,

bands or ribs 16 and disposed Within each drum is a weighted roller 17,adapted to travel on, the related bands 16. during rotation of the drum as will be obvious. The outer end of each roller 17 is provided with a handhold 18 whereby the roller may .be readily inserted through the opening15 and also removed through said opening when desired. a T l It will be obvious, that by providing the bands 16 the active friction surface of the 'rollers'17 during operation of the device is materially decreased and effectiveness of the machine thereby enhanced. A suitable,

-draft tongue19 is secured to the'frame 10 for the purpose of hitching draft animals to u the roller.

Each of the rollers 17 comprises an outer tubular section 19 and an inner solid section 20, the latter being detachably engaged in the former so that if it is desired to decrease the Weight of the rollers the section 20 can be removed from the section 19 and either sec-.

of which is provided with a longitudinalv recess and the other formed solid and detachably engaged in "aid ecess.

In testimony Whe. of, afiix my signa-v time, in the presence of two witnesses.

. LEE R. LEE.

, Witnesses:

' J. W. W'nsoN,

E. G. HIMmow. 

